Where does “यान” come from?

यान (Sanskrit) comes from Proto-Indo-Aryan yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam, from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom, from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- — to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel.

यान (Sanskrit): carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...

Definitions

  1. carriage, vehicle, mode of transport; moving,...

Ancestry of “यान”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-AryanyáHnam—
2Proto-Indo-IranianyáHnam—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanyéh₂-nom—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanyeh₂-to go; to go in, enter; to ride, to travel

Words derived from “यान”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European yeh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European yéh₂-nom →Every word from Proto-Indo-Iranian yáHnam →